Youth Program
Ages, practice nights, and registration for Venice Warriors.
Venice Warriors Wrestling
The Venice youth wrestling program, long known as "Venice Wrestling," has been around for nearly 40 years. Many of today's Venice High wrestlers started in the youth program. In 2019 the program took its own identity as Venice Warriors Wrestling.
Be tough. Work hard. Achieve more. Wrestling builds champions on and off the mat.
Practice schedule, 2026-27
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Where: Venice High School, One Indian Ave, Venice, FL 34285
Who practices when
Ages 5 and 6
Tuesday only, for one hour. Fun, focused, age-appropriate training that builds fundamentals and confidence.
Ages 7 and up
Monday and Thursday for 1.5 hours each day, plus Tuesday for 1.5 hours. The focus is technique, drilling, live wrestling, building skills, and improving. Monday is the practice of the week, Tuesday is the youth split, and Thursday is skill groups.
What wrestlers learn
Confidence
Believe in yourself.
Discipline
Do the right thing.
Focus
Sharpen your mind.
Teamwork
Respect and support your team.
Toughness
Be tough. Work hard. Achieve more.
Competition
The Warriors competition schedule is available from the youth coaches at practice. The club also hosts youth tournaments in Venice; see Events.
Youth coaches
The program is run by Head Coach Jeremie Cook with Coach Devin Balsinger and Coach Luis Lopez. Meet the coaches.
